Term of office relates to the standard three-year periods for which Member States are elected by ECOSOC (□) or FAO Council (●) respectively. Member States may stand down for one or two years within this period, offering their seat to another Member State.
Term of office expiring at the end of
List A
2009
2010
2011
Angola
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Burundi
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Cabo Verde
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Null
FAO Council
Null
Egypt
Null
Null
FAO Council
Guinea
Null
FAO Council
Null
Sudan
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Zambia
FAO Council
Null
Null
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List B
2009
2010
2011
China
Null
Null
ECOSOC
India
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Kuwait
Null
FAO Council
Null
Pakistan
FAO Council
Null
Null
Philippines
FAO Council
Null
Null
Thailand
Null
ECOSOC
Null
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List C
2009
2010
2011
Brazil
Null
Null
FAO Council
The rotating seat was occupied by a country of: List A - First Term - 2000/2001/2002, List B - Second Term - 2003/2004/2005, List A - Third Term - 2006/2007/2008, and List C -Fourth Term - 2009/2010/2011.
Colombia
Null
Null
FAO Council
Cuba
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Guatemala
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Haiti
Null
FAO Council
Null
Peru
FAO Council
Null
Null
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List D
2009
2010
2011
Australia
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Belgium
ECOSOC
Null
Null
New Zealand was elected for the term 2007/2008/2009. New Zealand resigned in favor of Belgium effective 31 December 2007 and for the remainder of the term (i.e. for 2008, 2009).
Canada
Null
FAO Council
Null
Denmark
Null
Null
FAO Council
Germany
Null
FAO Council
Null
Japan
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Netherlands
FAO Council
Null
Null
Norway
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Sweden
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Switzerland
Null
Null
FAO Council
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Null
Null
ECOSOC
United States of America
FAO Council
Null
Null
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List E
2009
2010
2011
Czechia
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Russian Federation
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Slovenia
Null
Null
FAO Council
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null